“Time felt suspended as I held my girl and gently rocked her back and forth.
We didn’t speak.
We simply sat together, holding on to each other.
She was indeed here: This was real.”
Sylvie, born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Marrs family underwent a years-long adoption process.
Most adoptions take around six months, the timeframe Jenny and her husband, Dave, were initially given.
It would be another 602 days before Jenny shared a heartwarming first morning with Sylvie on her porch swing.
The family’s youngest, Luke, was born in 2019.
A decade after her adoption, Sylvie has grown up from a toddler to a preteen.
Over the summer of 2023,Dave, Jenny, and all their kidsenjoyed vacations abroad.
Though Sylvie is one year younger than her twin brothers, she almost has them beat in height.
Continuing, “[God] knew that our little family would never have been complete without you.”
The caption was shared alongside an adorableInstagram reelof Sylvie celebrating at home and the roller rink.
Thanks to support from the Marrs, Sylvie may grow to value those connections, too.
Lives are being changed.
Thank you for being a part of this work."
